Today at 4:25 p.m. ET, the Arizona Cardinals (4-1) and Oakland Raiders (0-5) take the field for NFL Week 5 action live from the O.co Coliseum in Oakland. The game can be live streamed here. Arizona fans can hear all of the action on ESPN 980 while Oakland fans can do the same on 97.5 The Game.
Arizona is coming off of a 30-20 victory over the Washington Redskins in Week 6 while Oakland is coming off of its fifth straight loss, a 31-28 defeat at the hands of the San Diego Chargers.
Quarterback Carson Palmer, who returned from injury last week, will look to help lead the Cardinals to their first 5-1 start since 1976 as the team enters with a half-game lead atop the NFC West over the San Francisco 49ers.
"I don't think we're going to put a huge emphasis on that," Palmer told ESPN. "We are where we are and the rest of our division is where they are. ... We're a long ways away from thinking about postseason and all the things that can happen, the records and what's happening in Seattle, St. Louis and San Francisco. That's not our focus."
Palmer, who went 8-16 as a member of the Raiders from 2011-12, is 52-for-81 (64.2 percent) this season for 554 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions.
Wide receiver Michael Floyd has a team-best 16 receiving yards on 306 catches with a touchdown while running back Andre Ellington has been a force, rushing for 305 yards on 81 carries and reaching the end zone once.
The Raiders narrowly dropped their first game under interim coach Tony Sparano last week and have lost 11 straight games dating back to last season.
"We have to be in these kinds of football games," Sparano said per ESPN. "We have to win one of these types of football games and that's how you get this thing turned around."
Quarterback Derek Carr has been a bright spot as he threw for four touchdowns last week until he was intercepted in Oakland's final drive.
Overall, Carr is 102-for-167 (61.1 percent) for 1,016 yards with eight scores and five picks in his rookie campaign.
Andre Holmes as emerged as one of Carr's best weapons while James Jones leads the team with 328 yards off of 26 receptions and has added three touchdowns.
Running back Darren McFadden has rushed for 231 yards on 59 carries and reached the end zone once.
The Cardinals look to keep their good start going while the Raiders hope for their first win when these teams clash at the O.co Coliseum this afternoon in Oakland.
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